Wilzer
Active Member
Ordered update with SD card labeled 142S5_A; version number from the SD card file CK.USA.SOP.V115.200401.STD_H, and installed. Everything look great with updated features EXCEPT I can not navigate to a specific address like: 123 Oak Street, Anywhere, US State. The “Address” icon from before is gone and in it’s place they say to use the magnifying glass.
From my reading the features of the new update and talking to the EVO support staff, the new version is coded to access a cloud based server for addresses instead of the files on the SD card as before. EXCEPT, the 2018 Stinger GT2 is not compatible with that feature; so they built in a work around to try to access the address files they added to the SD card so it functions like before.
The coding works with a previous destination, added with the original version and saved when it updated so that is not the issue., the issue is there is no input screen or menu for a specific address like 123 Oak St., Anywhere, US State to which to navigate.
The magnifying glass icon takes you to an input line that is structured for POI, not a specific address. It ask for Name, address zip code etc to ONLY search for a POI and if you put in an address like 123 Oak St, it searches and will give the closes matches to a POI, not an address. It particularly has search return problems with an out of state address you try to input.
Thankfully, if you are going on a long trip, you can input the zip code for the city as a POI and it will give you guidance, so the highways between your origin and destination cities have updated guidance. It may be possible when you get to the destination city to find the street as a POI but not sure.
I also tried the voice input with the same results; that doesn't work either for a specific address--works OK for POI
So to use the update, I will need to open my Waze or goggle map or other navigation app on my phone to get to the specific address. Or just forget the navigation all together.
There may be one other work around I have not tried, that is to enter my 123 Oak St, Anywhere, US State in my phone contacts and the sync the address book and then maybe I can find it in the address book, but why does the Kia navigation program not do that as before.
I have tried re installing 4 times, spent hours trying to find a way to enter a specific address but have not been successful. Note: there is no guidance in the magnifying glass input as to format such as a comma or space or whatever between address fields.
If you update the map software to version 14 in your 2018 Stinger GT2, be aware it is not fully compatible.
From my reading the features of the new update and talking to the EVO support staff, the new version is coded to access a cloud based server for addresses instead of the files on the SD card as before. EXCEPT, the 2018 Stinger GT2 is not compatible with that feature; so they built in a work around to try to access the address files they added to the SD card so it functions like before.
The coding works with a previous destination, added with the original version and saved when it updated so that is not the issue., the issue is there is no input screen or menu for a specific address like 123 Oak St., Anywhere, US State to which to navigate.
The magnifying glass icon takes you to an input line that is structured for POI, not a specific address. It ask for Name, address zip code etc to ONLY search for a POI and if you put in an address like 123 Oak St, it searches and will give the closes matches to a POI, not an address. It particularly has search return problems with an out of state address you try to input.
Thankfully, if you are going on a long trip, you can input the zip code for the city as a POI and it will give you guidance, so the highways between your origin and destination cities have updated guidance. It may be possible when you get to the destination city to find the street as a POI but not sure.
I also tried the voice input with the same results; that doesn't work either for a specific address--works OK for POI
So to use the update, I will need to open my Waze or goggle map or other navigation app on my phone to get to the specific address. Or just forget the navigation all together.
There may be one other work around I have not tried, that is to enter my 123 Oak St, Anywhere, US State in my phone contacts and the sync the address book and then maybe I can find it in the address book, but why does the Kia navigation program not do that as before.
I have tried re installing 4 times, spent hours trying to find a way to enter a specific address but have not been successful. Note: there is no guidance in the magnifying glass input as to format such as a comma or space or whatever between address fields.
If you update the map software to version 14 in your 2018 Stinger GT2, be aware it is not fully compatible.
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